Our coaching staff is experienced and unified in the teaching of basic skills, including the more advanced techniques of the game. With the philosophy of training athletes in an intense controlled environment, Top Flight strives to be one of the top competitors in the volleyball community.

Top Flight is intent on competing with the top volleyball programs in the country. We will focus on training our athletes to do just that. Our unique training methods, strength and conditioning, individual position training and attention to detail are what we feel sets us apart from the competition. We focus on training each individual player to reach their potential. Every athlete is different and will require training that fits their needs. Our program also caters to the needs of the multi-sport athlete.

We will assist our athletes in their pursuit of college opportunities, meeting with parents and college coaches to provide each athlete with their possibilities for the future. We feel with the right amount of exposure and elite competition this will give our athletes a wonderful opportunity to continue their volleyball careers at the collegiate level.

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Click Here to view bios and coaching philosophies of all of our directors and managers as well as contact information for our coaching staff.

Chas Kennedy – Program Manager (Player Development, Private Lessons, Sand) & College Recruiting Liaison

Cindy Gritzman – Club Director (Illinois & Georgia)

Sean Gritzman – Club Director (Illinois & Georgia)

Kortney Kurtz – Club Director – (Georgia)

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There are NO guaranteed spots on an Elite or National team. If you do not make the National nor Elite program you will be offered a spot on one of the regional teams based on your tryout performance.

Players must attend one tryout for their age group. We encourage them to make as many as they can, however, the minimum attendance is one.

Parents may need to be responsible for checking in their athlete including paying the listed tryout fee. There will be viewing areas available for parents to watch the entire tryout. There will be a short parent meeting approximately 45 minutes prior to each tryout date completing.

Many athletes choose to commit once they have been offered a spot in one of our programs. This assures that the spot that you have been offered is yours to keep and will not be given to another athlete that has tried out. To commit we require a $350 non-refundable deposit. For those athletes that do not commit at tryouts we ask that they make their commitment within 24 hours of the date they have first tried out.  We do not feel that the pressure tactic of having someone commit immediately is necessary however spots especially in our travel programs do fill up very quickly.

Each player will be given/emailed a parent packet for their parents which has three forms that need to be filled out and brought back to Parent’s Night. In addition a deposit of $350 must be given to secure your spot and this deposit is NON REFUNDABLE. The player needs to have the forms filled out and attend the meeting with at least ONE parent. Parent Night will be announced via email and posted on our website once finalized.

Practice days and times depend on which team you make however the practice slots are as follows:

2021-2022 TBA

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*Playing time and related issues are encouraged to be resolved between player and coach. After such meetings, if the issue still remains then a formal meeting with the player, coach and director will be held.*

DOORS OPEN:

One hour before the start of the first pool play match.

FACILITY RULES:

NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINKS ARE ALLOWED INTO THE FACILITY.

PENALTIES AND FINES ENFORCED FOR ALL VIOLATIONS.

Players water and sport drinks allowed in playing areas.
No open container cups or glass allowed in gym area.
Bleacher seating is available. No outside folding chairs allowed.

ADMISSION FEE:

There will be a $5 admission fee for everyone 12 and older. (excluding players, coaches & refs)

JUMPY HOUSE POLICY:

Bounce house is open on most Saturdays and Sundays. Price to jump is $5 for members of Top Flight and $7 for non-members. By purchasing a bracelet to enter the bounce house you are agreeing to the waiver found on our website which can be found HERE. If you prefer you can ask the pro shop for a copy of the waiver. As a reminder, all participants jump at their own risk.

TOURNAMENT RULES:

All Warmups will be 2 mins, 4 mins, 4 mins.
Top Flight will provide a certified R1 for all pool play matches.

All reffing teams must supply an R2, (2) Line judges, (1) Scorekeeper, and (1) Libero Tracker.
All playoffs will have certified referees to be the R1.

TOURNAMENT PRIZES:

Prizes will be given to the Tournament Champion and Runner-Up teams.

POOL PLAY FORMAT:

All 3,4 & 5 team pools will play two sets to 25 round robin, no cap.

PLAYOFF FORMAT:

All Semi & Final playoff matches are match play 25/25/15 (Quarter-Finals only 1 set to 25)

TIE BREAKER POLICY:

Match %, Set %, Head to Head W/L, Total Points Pool Play. (If needed total points will decide who makes playoffs)

Tournament entry fee, player/staff/chaperone insurance and registration fees (AAU, JVA, USAV), coach/staff expenses (airfare, hotel, parking, food, admission, coaching stipend), assistant coach expenses (airfare, hotel, parking, food, admission, coaching stipend), chaperone expenses (admissions, parking). Team Van for Florida only (insurance, gas, and parking).  Team rooms for Florida only.

Parents are instructed to not coach their kids at any point during a practice nor tournament. We ask they not distract their children from their tasks at hand nor require their attention during Top Flight related events. Parents are more than welcome to give their children feedback regarding what they see however we ask this be done in a private setting with their own child and not in front of their peers.

At Top Flight VBC we take pride in assisting our club athletes during their college recruiting process. We understand it can be a stressful time, but we want to walk you through the process. If our athletes want to play in college then we will help to assist them in finding the right fit academically and athletically. If they are undecided, we walk them through the process to help them to understand what they should be doing and what they should be looking for during their college selection. We believe there is a fit for each and every athlete in our program.